The Call of Cthulhu (2005)

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Date: Oct. 31, 2011

The Call of Cthulhu (2005)
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | 00:46:41 | 4,80 Gb
Musical Score LPCM 2.0 @ 1536 Kbps with English intertitles
Subs: English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Catalan, Hungarian, Czech,
Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Finnish, Welsh, Turkish, Croatian, Romanian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Euskera
Genre: Horror, Thriller | USA

It was a minor stroke of genius when director Andrew Leman of the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society decided to film Lovecraft's influential 1925 horror story as a faux silent film. Fake scratches, handsome intertitles, a captivating score, and high-contrast black-and-white images at dramatic angles that recall the best German Expressionism go a long way to further the illusion that the film was made in '25 instead of '05. With one gesture, Leman solved dozens of problems–suddenly, it didn't matter that the special effects weren't quite state of the art, that the story consists of an undramatic pile-on of narratives-within-narratives, that the production couldn't even afford a real boat. The result is an almost-vintage tale of hair-raising mystery full of bizarre dreams, murderous eskimos, and blood-thirsty cultists that culminates in the revelation of an unspeakable horror. "Call of Cthulhu" is a highly entertaining addition to anybody's Halloween library.

IMDB

The Great Old Ones came from the stars, aeons before mankind stepped out of the primeval sludge. Now they sleep; but what sleeps will awake and reclaim their world. The Old Ones were, the Old Ones are, the Old Ones shall be. “The Call of Cthulhu” is the confession of a professor whose life work had been the research of the cult of Cthulhu, and his is a tale so dreadful to drive sane men utterly mad!


So, what do you do to convey a written tale of true horror to the screen with success? As it turns out, you don’t need a huge budget, you don’t need state of the art special effects; as a matter of fact, you don’t even need speech. Yep, that’s right. To stay completely true to the yarn of Loveceaft, this work was filmed as a silent black and white feature, mimicking the filmmaking of the 1920’s when the events of the yarn take place.


And almost every of Lovecraft’s fans (as stated above, I cannot yet count myself amongst the group) regards “The Call of Cthulhu”, conceived by H.P. Lovecraft’s Historical Society, as without a doubt the best Lovecraft adaptation up to date; and generally, one of the best and most faithful adaptations ever. My only regret is that Lovecraft’s fellow scribe, the aforementioned Robert E. Howard, didn’t get such treatment (and as things are looking up, won’t).


This quite bold and visionary approach to the subject at hand proved to be the sweetest success. For although it deviates somewhat, in some instances, from the source material, “The Call of Cthulhu” is an amazing work that indeed reaches the true heights of horror. The atmosphere is plain superb, carried on the shoulders of a masterful musical score and simple, yet gripping visual effects that really bring the world of Lovecraft into life.


Since this is a 45 minute short, everyone can find the time to check it out. You owe it to yourself. And, Cthulhu will be very mad if you do otherwise. And you don’t wanna piss him off, do you?
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This is the best adaptation of any H.P. Lovecraft movie ever made, either by fans or big studio. It's a silent movie, done in a style that makes it look almost as if truly made long years ago.
The script comes directly from the Call of Cthulhu story, with virtually no alterations whatsoever.
It has been done to look as an old movie (from the times when Lovecraft was alive), so the F/X department are appropriately rudimentary or done in modern media to replicate the original ones.
Direct influences to the style are Metropolis, Faust, and Nosferatu; 3 great silent movies.
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This movie is a little gem. The love, care and respect that went into its making, both for the story itself, and for the genre of silent film, makes "Call of the Cthulu" a triumph of honest artistic effort. The decision to make this a silent movie was a stroke of genius. The black and white silent format so well matches the dark and antique ambiance of H.P. Lovecraft stories. As far as I know, it is only available by order from the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society. We gathered a group of life long Lovecraft fans for the viewing, and we were all delighted by the film, and felt the movie did the story complete justice. There are some very nice extras on the DVD which explain the process of making the film, how a backyard was used to build sets, and what went into making a modern silent film hold true to the look and feel of the genre. Do yourself a favor, buy the movie, and watch it with friends. Priceless!
IMDB reviewers

I was pleasantly surprised by this film. I read the story this was based on years ago, and while I was confident that the images could be filmed, I really doubted that the atmosphere that Lovecraft created with his prose could be reproduced on film. I was stunned at how well writer Sean Branney and director Andrew Leman were able to do just that. Made on a shoestring budget and with a non-union crew, they have created a film that is very eerie and enjoyable. A true testament to what can be accomplished with a lot of work and passion, but with limited funds. Highly Recommended.
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Special Features:
- Movie Trailer with Mythophonic sound
- Behind-the-Scenes pictures, interviews & anecdotes (00:28:35)
- Replica Prop - Sydney Bulletin accessible and printable via personal computer (Adobe Acrobat required)
- Deleted Material including extra footage of Cthulu


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